A man known as Sam T visited the Canary Islands but was left disappointed by the unexpected weather — and many other Tenerife tourists agreed
Holidaymakers in Tenerife were recently met with an unexpected spectacle while lounging on their sunbeds, following a series of surprising experiences reported at the beloved destination. Countless tourists descend on the Canary Islands each year hoping to bask in glorious sunshine and enjoy a well-deserved break, yet some have confessed their recent visits turned out quite differently to what they had anticipated.
The matter was brought to light by a man known as Sam T, who claimed the weather in Tenerife is tremendously “deceiving”. After sharing footage filmed from his sunbed, pointing up towards the sky, it ignited widespread debate about how other visitors’ holidays have been impacted by the same alarming factor.
This isn’t the first occasion the topic has been thrust into the limelight, either. Just weeks prior, tourists voiced a remarkably similar grievance.
Stretched out on his sunbed and hoping to catch some rays, Sam found that Mother Nature had entirely different ideas. As he filmed skyward, the blue sky could be seen steadily becoming overcast and turning grey.
There also appeared to be thunder and lightning thrown in for good measure. The clip rapidly got people talking, with many keen to share their own encounters at the popular spot.
One commented: “I just don’t get the hype with the Canaries. Beaches ain’t pretty and there’s always so much cloud.”
Another wrote: “Been here since the 19th and it’s been so inconsistent. It’s cloudy then a bit of sun. Rubbish really.” A third chimed in: “The weather sucks. No sunshine, clouds always around the mountains. Five more days then I go home.
“Never ever coming back. I’ll try to leave earlier. Biggest disappointment of this year.”
Despite Sam acknowledging it’s been warm during his visit, he noted it has been “overcast a lot of the time”. He also disclosed that he’s visited on several previous occasions, but this marked the first time he’d experienced such persistent cloud cover.
Another user wrote: “I was here 15th to 22nd and had lush weather!” while someone else replied: “Still absolutely boiling though.”
One further commenter added: “Been here since 18th April. It’s been mid 20s every day – been scorching.”
What people need to know
Generally speaking, Tenerife isn’t considered a particularly cloudy destination, though it does possess distinct microclimates. The northern region tends to be greener and more frequently overcast, while the south benefits from reliably sunny and pleasant weather.
Cloud formations commonly build over the central mountain ranges, occasionally drifting towards coastal areas, particularly between September and May. That said, it has also been noted that weather patterns across areas of the Canary Islands have proved more troublesome than usual this year. During the early months of 2026, Tenerife suffered through considerable and unseasonal bad weather, widely regarded as some of the worst experienced in over a decade. March bore the brunt of Storm Therese, which brought with it heavy downpours, fierce winds, flash flooding and rare snowfall at higher altitudes.
The storm also caused widespread travel chaos and numerous flight cancellations. It is little wonder, then, that the conditions on the popular holiday island have been the subject of so much conversation in recent weeks.
